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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-05
THE FARM.
CURING BACON.

Montana Farmeress writes that she man.
ages her own farm and successfully raises
pigs and chickens all by herself She is con-
WINGED that she does not need any masculine
assistance whatever, but would like us 10
furnish her with directions for preparing
side bacon and hams We give the following
as on good authority Trim the hams in
smooth, rounded shape, and cut the side
pieces engthwise in strips about six inches
wide. For 100 pounds Of meat use six pounds
of salt four ounces saltpetcr, and live pounds
brown sugar which should be mixed to-
gether and the meat rubbed with II, and
piled with the flesh sides up. Every three
DAVIS il should be rubbed until the mixture
is all absorbed in the meat, Il is then ready
10 smoke. The smoke should be from hard
maple, hickory, birch, or corncobs, and be
kept up until the meat Is o delicate brown or
q dark straw color. The meat may be packed
in pickle of the same proportions, and be
submerged In il Tor six weeks, aud then
smoked. For large hams 10 keep through
the summer one pound more OF sal: may be
added. II is best to cure this IN the brine
Each piece OF bacon should be scwcd up IN
q cotton cloth, II sent toa distance bat II
sold near home this is not necessary. Alta
Californian.
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Emboldcned by the success o. Of "As
in Looking Glass, it, author has recent
ly launched two more literary ventures on
the sea Of fiction. Those who were not
thoroughly disguised with this authors
iirst attempt have eagerly scanned "The
Dean and Ills Daughter" and "a Lucky
Young Woman" hoping 10 find the Gle
ments that contributed TO the peculiar sue
cess Of his first novel. They have been
somewhat disappointed, for neither of
these works show the freedom from re-
stiaint that made Lena Dcspar1 something
Of q heroine. Mr.. Phillips, through cNpe-
ricnoc or conviction, is no believer In iilial
love and its tender influences, for in each
OF his last two works he has drawn the
most exaggerated eases Of parental brutal
ity and callousncss. IL is one feature that
strikes a discordant note In the reader,
while he laughs over the destinations Of u
homebred and secluded girl, who, on her
first entrance Ia society, draws around her
the chiyalry OF tn dawing.room. There
Is peculiar chatm about his hcroincs, in
the mind Of the author, for they become
the instantaneous objects Of devotion 10
every male character introduced, and were
the proposals received by these unhattcrcd
women limited TO one or two, We would
doubtless be without these chronicles Of
some very exceptional English girls
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CANNING FACTORIES.

Judsonia, Ark, has q successful canning
factory, aud the people are very much graft
fled, as II has given new impetus 20 fruit
and vegetable growing. We also note the
gratifying fact that North Carolina has been
successful with her canning factories, and
we hope that other southern States will now
try the experiment Maine Is getting pile
Of money from the south for her farmers
through her numerous canning factories.
The Industrial Journal oi Bangor Ne, says:
THE season just closed has been a
great one for the corn factories IN Maine,
aud many additional communities are now
ngitltinr the matter OF establishing these
useful industries More than 10000 cans
OF sweet Curu have been packed the past soa-
son by the eighty factories IN the state,
20O0O acres having been planted Ia supply
them. Ihis industry Il a most important
branch Of Maine agriculture. aud from the
present outlook It is capable OF being great
ly extended"
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TIE srARRnM NUISANCE.

The English sparrow is an enemy TO our
native songstcrs, and drives them away; he
Is the Zoe ui the gardener and the fiuit grow.
or, because he cNp,is the inscctiyorous
birds and then solaccs himself with the
young plants and buds Of the fruit; he is de-
structiyc 10 the grape crop, aud rapacious
feeder thcrcupon. In ten days sparlOws in
Australia robbed single vineyard of 5000
pounds Of grapes. lie is an enemy 10 the
grain growth, and destroys the grain in the
milk rs well rs cats and wastes it In the
ripcncd head. lie dciilos buildings and de
slroys the vines that cling to them. lie is
not destroyer OF insects. These boldly frs-
toon the hamts OF the sparrow with webs
and iaStcn their cuCoons 10 them At first he
had the reputation ul destroying catcrpillars
and the measuring worm. But now lac feeds
ON more tuothsoinc meat. The State en-.
tomoogst OF New York has proven by OBJ
seryaliOn that the caterpillar thriycs where
the sparrow most abuunds, aud the same
conclusion j. reached by more than one En-
glish cntomoobsi The loss from sparrows
in England is pat at 100000 a year. In
Australia the loss Is greater mud In the
United States u pa,-c, omputntion.-Amer
can AgrCulturst for December.
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Tur ma on uAun wonK.

A great prosperity. whore fortune eagerly
knocks nj every mans door, seeking 20 lay.
ishly pour treasures and wealth, is not
found anywhere today There l. no ruck
which yields 10 riches at the slightest
blow. lnunng energy, severe pcrsc-
ycmnce labor without end, are IL
essential nowadays 60 the attainment ~
competence aud fortune. 4 western cx.
change phrases gracefully In the foregoing.
an important truth that appears not 10 be
taken Ia and needed by the popular mind
IL Is not 80 much place climate, soil, social
surroundings and ~ on that thrift awaits
~ many wisely directed aud Cncrgct.
ically Piled blows We know n farmer
~ho, few years nrp, bought a
piece Of land within fifteen miles Of
Charlotte. from a man who said the land
was so poor hc could not make a living on
u without distilliug whisky The indu,tri.
ous and sober headed farmer now makes
thirty bales u cotton year on u, has built
iec,nuy on 10 fine twostory dwelling
house and has the lumber aud money o.
build another good dwelling Tor his son. Who
q thinking oi setting up cor himself In adj
diuOn Dc has furnished Of late the lumber
for another hoy 90 build q very neat and GO.
laciOus residence, The main thing IL In
dusiry and wisely directed blows. such q
Cou-c Will always tell
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T1uvrrs INDTUrInNrss.

We hear much, writes John ~ Siahl 20
the CultiyatDr, about tho Indebtedness Of
farmers 81 this country. The total Of farm
en- Indebtedness il put NJ s2On00OUrn
This T. truly llsgc amount We cannot
comprehend TO- II ismOrc than the national
debt hut thr value " our farm products
every year b. AUIOuUO. That l., every
year We produce twice our total indebted.
ncss Such being the case, our condition h
not desperate by long odds. Why, " we
Wcrc 10 be- very saving Tor only one year
cut down our living cypcu'rs little and
sayc fully all We proiuccd-thc gain would
pay OH We owe. The farmers Ut this country
do big business. they own much property;
compared with their business aud property,
their Indebtedness b. small Nevertheless
We are iu debt TOO often end too much.
Some 60 in debt Tor fertilizer, some Tor land,
some Tor Injuries u living Our indebted
ness ought tp be- much lCs, than 100000
OOO. We ought 90 be- creditors; yet there are
twenty laruur belonging 10 the debtor class
tn every farmer belonging 90 the creditor
class Debt "a "a very bad thing Few things
should make q man more sal than IN put q
moripav upon his home. Farmers urc often
scoldcd iur their readiness 90 put their zig.
nature tn papers and We mus, confess that
We are too uady 10 put our names 90 papers
that ave the evidences VI dcbt-Atlauta Ca
southern tulUNItur
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NICE sorsr currsp.

The HOME Ani Farm las valued contrib.
uior In Mary W. Early. 81 liarlswirksyillc,.
Va, whose articles arr generally Of domcs
tic and practical character. Writing Of Hog
killing Fine she concludes her lengthy
but instructive article In this manner sousc
cheese Is a very appctiEing dish, and q nice
one 10 have Tor supper when visitors drop in
Nuu make u by boiling the head TN Il Is
soft enough ior the bones 81 drop out The
.af., carefully scnpcd aud cleaned. may be-
boiled with the head aud made into sousc,
which y almost the only use that can be-
made oi them. One head and dozen cars
VIII suffice io make good sized souse cheese.
When tie head has boiled perfectly soft.
take ont The bones and mincc up the ncsh as
hne "a for chicken salad Flavor II with
salt pepper, mustard. celery seed or any
oondimcnt you may fancy. Put IL in q howl
and set u away till tie following day. when
you will be able 70 turn 10 out Ia solid
shape and cut u IN slices.
IL u Astonishing What q great variety Of
dishes the hog furnishes us with. Nearly
every part Of is body may be made into
something palatahlc or scryircahle bv an OK.
pcricnccd huusekcepcr. When We consider
the many uses 10 which o hogs flesh can b,
put, We are struck with the appropriations
81 the title which some noted person las be-
slowed on that animal, viz "thc universal
hog
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rprcArIoN AND rAnNEEs.

Farmers sometimes complain that II they
scnd their sons and daughters away to school,
they will not return 10 farm life. Friend,
that is greatly owing 10 the early training
you give your children, and 10 the class of
school you send them to- II n farmer Is all
the time complaining telling how obnoxious
81 is 10 farm, how much better to be mer-
chant lawyer, or any thing but a farmer and
II for the first fifteen wears Of the sons life
he constantly hears these things, can you
wonder that lac SAWS II hate the iarmy'
On the other hand, let the farmer praise the
farm; say the fault Is not in the land, but In
the ignorance of the farmer, let him give his
son the advantages of common and more adj.
vanced schools aud watch the result Train
mp thy son In the way he should go, and
when he l. old he will not depart from g."
Teach your son that the nation could not cX-
ist except for the farm, and that there is no
greater honor than that Of being a farmer,
tell your daughters that true farmers wife
Is one Of the noblcst Of all Gods creatures
Educate your sous and daughters, teach them
Alright, and they will not leave the "old folks
at home" Give us intelligent, educated
farmers, and then sec how quickly will rise
the morals and worth Of our beloved nation.
w. ~ H., Ia New England Farmer.
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Some tim" AGO the Cultivator gave a recipe
Tor staining hopr. with which | had never
experimental. since then We began house
keeping, and tried 10 on the diningro
ilOOE the ceiling. aud sides uf the room had
been painted. and great dauhs Of paint were
ON The floor Wherever the floor was clear
of paint the stain acted like a charm, and
even where there were pgtchc, OF steel grey
paint 10 only made 10 darker but wherever
white paint was smcarci the stain refused
q take any hold, - We are forced to ahan-
don our idea NJ a beautiful. dark. rliticrinc
floor, and put down q carpet. l relate my
experience 90 warn young housCke,pcrs who
have floor, b,,mirChcd with paint not 10
try the stain, but where they are 20 FORUM
ate ~ a. have new. pretty hoou, staining is
preferable 90 carpets for q duingloom. Al
though have "bofr helping hand In all
domestic affairs nt home Tor long time still
the heat aud burden of the day fell ON
mothers able shoulders, and did
not know how to be "hsal' now,
IN my i've weeks ~ housekeeping !
have had some novel experiences not always
pleasant ones. and have had occasion Ia r.
iuiuc that, in nav crlhuod learned, not only
TO supcrintcnd the culinary department, but
to actually do the work myself Girls, do
learn how 10 cook. II your father, aud hus-
bands do not want you 10 work with your
own hands they will be- gled foryou 20 know
how 30 correct the faults In badly cooked
dish, and at least know when thing j. well
done, th. can bc learned only by practical
experience Parcntsnrc greatly In the wrong
when they allow their children 20 grow mp
entirely dependent ON hired servants iuf in
these post bcllum days it u indeed poor
dependence. Atlanta (Ga.) Southern Guilt
Nutor
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Mn.ln nf Il..nn Mllhnnl nrnnIr.

vlgor begins TO decline when dyspepsia invadcs
the stomach. Thc.discasc, prolonged through ncg.
lcct entails gvvlous loss Of flesh aud serious
waste Of the muscular tissue. To inyigoraic thor
oughly and speedily a sound tiomachic Il ~
qulrCd. There q none comparable 10 Hoslcitcr's
Stomach Biticr, since q institutes and II contin
ucd, pcrpctuAics a repair Of the tissues, which
have declined IN bulk, vlgor and elasticity IN con.
sequence Of non asslmil alton Of the food. No time
should be lost IN beginning the toparatlve PROCESS,
nOr should thoro be any delay IN removing those
ailments Of frequent oCcufVnce which contribute
30 aud foster an snfeeb ed condition Of the stomach
and nerves yiIi constipation and liver complaint.
disorders which the nttcu will aUufcdiy entln.
gulsh II also remedies aud prevents malafial and
kidney troubles aud "a prime auxiliary la the ~.
coycry OF strength ior conNalcsccnu iFOm waiting
dlicass
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nrrrrnNIIK 49, nnlNK.

In warm summer weather many persons
feel an irresistible craving for something
sour, aud often crafty this desire by u free
Indulgence In pickles CT Vegetables made
arid by vinegar. This demand for acids in
dicatcs n deficiency Ia the acid sccrvtions Of
the stomach. aud the demand for an artificial
supply g. natural one; but vinegar Is not
The best substitute Tactic acid Is one OF the
chief agents that gives acidity 10 the gastric
juices ~ the stomach IN health. This In the
scid Of sour milk, and therefore one Of the
best summer diet drinks that we can use Is
buttcrmilk. II satisfies thc craving for acids
by giving 10 the stomach a natural supply,
at the same time furnishing Ia is chCcsy
matter good supply Of wholesome nutr.
tion. A man will endure fatigue IN hot
weather better on buttcrmilk than on any
diet drink he can usc.-NOrthwcstcm
Farmer
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-05

This says Mr. 4. u. Hale, the Tennessee
poultry breeder, Ia the Home aud Factory,
\ a., ing time on the late haiohcd bifls.
both " this and last seasons raising Last
years late Matched fowls ore now in tho
midst Of their moult aud unless they are
frd plcutilully aud furnished n good warm
house 10 shelter them from the cold. dr.E.
zliug rains, you may look out for rom.
cholera etc, ag thu heavy drain on tic
system cnhs'i 10y muuliiur Wpakcns and
cmlciatcs the bird. anl leaves the system In
good shape to take on disease They should
bc fed plenty Of good, clean, nouri,hiug
food, aud about two or three times week
given sulphur about tablespoon 10 ten
iull.gruuu b.rls. rive also Douglass mix.
turc loo their drinking water. one gill 10
gallon ui water every other dly anil. above
ell, dom neglect io furnish them with corn.
meal, they need ull ui these things 10 assist
nature in feather making Aud now about
the little fellows You must furnish them
good, clean, warm quarters 10 rOnst in, and
they should have au open she'd To run under
when Il rains, and on rainy DAYS throw q
little wheat screening under the she'd among
the straw and other litter 10 keep them busy
scratching This will not only furnish
amusement but gives them the needed cx.
cfcisei you may also give thcm the sulphur.
Douglas mixture, corn Imcll, etc, reducing
quanuiyi OF course, according 10 age.
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new TO ouG,styr.

Editor 4. ", Manyillc of tao Florida his.
patch, 81 Jacksonville. fla. who il promi-
Information about starting local alliance F.
Five applicants are necessary 10 the orguni.
sauon oi q sub'nllinnce, but u u better that
There be twelve charter members, In order
mat the expenses shall be moro evenly dis
ulbnlcd, Tho constitution requires that n
charter fec OF ~ be paid the organising OIL
o,f ~ The time OF the organization ~ sub.
alliance, Tor the purpose 81 paying the or
H3ahlE'f ior the charter, and for certain sup.
l'lo'. consisting Of certificates, applications,
My,aliAnls, receipts, ritual, constitution, etc
inc Initiation fee Is 30 cents, aud the nrt
IuiIl'r dues, payable In advance, Is Is cents
'ash' When the number Initiated IL twelve.
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A nlaufofd farmer who has tried II and
knows how 10 live well choaply, has this
recipe Tor Corncd beef For lUO pounds of
beef he weighs out eight pounds Of com.
mon fine salt four pounds II brown sugar.
four ounces Of salcutus aud two ounces 81
sltpctrc, and mixes thom. A layer ~ this
Is put at thc bottom Of the barrel and be-
tween each layer Of meat, the large bones
having been removed. A weight Il put on
the top layer 10 press II firmly down, and
the juices Of the meat furnish an the brine
noccssary Meat cured IN this way does not
grow tough IN summer, and meat In such a
pickle ior tx weeks Is ready for dying 90
Springfield Republican.
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A noon YnrNn r,rMrn

Mr. Julius J. Clamp Of Duc West town.
ship, was In town last Monday on business
lie " one Of the successful young farmers Of
and wheat that he aud his horse can eat next
year. II We had many such farmers ~ Mr.
Clamp this country would be- prosperous no
matter whether We get any more railroads
or build factories. We will thank somebody
70 explain why other farmers make only
Three or four Of cotton 10 the horse aud have
To give lien for their corn and -four next
year. This Is Alr. Clamps third year at
farming. The first year lac made seven bales,
The second nine the third ten. We clip the
above from the Press and Banner, Of Abbc.
can do ~ farmers In the south. With such
an example "A this before his eye, Il Is not
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Diseases can be cured, II properly treated
in time, a. shown 10y the following state
ment from u. G. Freeman, Sydney: "Ilav-
ing been great sufferer from pulmonary
attacks, and gradually wasting away for
the past two years, II affords me pleasure
10 testify that SCOTS Emulsion 81 Cod
Liver Oil with Lime and Soda has given
me great relief, aud / chceriully recon-
mend IL 10 all suffering in a similar way TO
myself. In addition, ] would say that IL
is very pleasant TO take"
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Agent Tor Granger. Of Georgia.


In following the paths Of 0uida this
author has not chosen the popular route TO
public iayor-ior he must understand the
difference between public favor and popu.
lar curiosity. II Il the latter that has put
his name In cycryono's mouth, aud not
the literary beauty Of his work. His ar
tis,ic temperament Is obscurcd by inten-
tional vugrisms, which have not even the
recommendation VI being few and FAR be-
t,y,.u -
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-05
4 jNsoN WEED REMEDY.

he very careful" writes T.. ~ Nc, Of
Louisiana, to the Cutiyator farmers, "low
you destroy weeds and other so.called pests.
TO show you how careful YOU ought 10 be, |
viii give you "a idea Of the virtues OF
common weed which. until last week,
thought Oh uuuiiiignted nuisance. The weed
h no other Than the common jimson weed
Jamestown Nothing can hc given n
horse that vii so speedily regulate aud allay
oil urinary distractions aud inflammation
~ this seed. The seed arc a powerful al.
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Horses. Ca,,i. and Chickens.

For collie and gribs, for lung fever. cough
or hide bound, give Simmons Liver Rcgu-
lator In a mash twice a day. You can rec
ommend Il 20 every one having stock o. the
best medicine known for the above com.
plants. In using Il with my chickens for
cholera aud gapes ! mix u with the dough
and feed Il 10 them once q day. by this
treatment have lost none where the Rcgu.
lator was given promptly and regularly.
l.. r. TAYLOR,
Agent for Grangcn Of Georgia.
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THE RIVERS.
steamers Leaving
Movements M tI,c Ievec.
MONDAY.

Arrivals-Coahoma, 0sceola; Jay Gould,
ST, Louis Rene Macready, Blues Point; G.
schulze, Old river Gayoso, Tiptonyille;
Chickasaw, White river.
Departures-Jay Gould, New Orleans.
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stage OF the Rivers.

OFFICIAL SIGNAL SERVICE. 4. s. A., I
MEMPHIS, Dee. 4, p. m.
The following observations are taken az all sta.
tons named at si' meridian time which Is one
hour later than Memphis time:
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uoG.EILIING TIME.

We have always considered this the char
nctoristic work Of the month. forehandcd
farmers probably have already killed por-
ton Of their pork, but there should be none
left 10 feed through the holidays. Every
pork hog that can be made TO net over 100
pounds OF pork before Christmas should be
sacrificed TO the demands Of the pork-housc.
The chances are altogether in favor Of good
keeping, sound, sweet bacon, ii the meat be
saltcd down this month, rather than wait
until January There will be more time for
properly smoking and drying the joints be-
fore the time of the appearance of the fly.
Beside this, the pork that is made fat and
killed in November and December will be
decidedly cheaper than II compelled 90 feed
heavily through another month Of cold and
disagroablc weather. An ear of corn or u
peck Of meal fed TO hog In October and
November will make twice as much pork rs
the same quantity fed in an open pen dur
ing the cold, rainy December or January
weather. The art OF butchcring hogs is but
little understood by the average negro. IL
would shame the most expert "scaldcr," or
opener or cutter 30 see how the work
is done in an extensive pork packing estab-
lishment, such ns ArmOurs in Chicago.
About scalding by whatever method the
water bc heated, 1t should not be cooler than
1909 nor hotter than 1909 Fahrenheit when
a carcass is dipped into It. One hundred
and sixty is about the proper temperature to
make all the hair come easily, without
risk Of setting any portion. This may be
determined by the use Of an ordinary Their
momcter, of which every farmer should have
two or three A little strong ashes added To
the water will cause the scurf To slip more
easily, and pint Of common tarwill greatly
facilitate the process.-Atlanta (Ga. South
ern Cultiyator.
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Will be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. csrtsr's Little Liver Pills
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove dis fact Try them.
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terative They arc cathartic, diaphoretic
and diureuc They act upon the stomach
and bowels, producing n healthy condition
of those organs. The seed should be gath.
cred in October and November II should
say gather the seed In September, just as the
sccd-pods bursD and lay, up for future use.
For dose one 10 two ounces or table
spoonfuls every second or third day, accord
ing to severity of ease, until four doses have
been given. After lapse of few days re-
peat. In extreme cases q dose may be given
every day. This remedy is unsurpassed in
cases of bighcad, CHAMBERS, farcy, distemper,
hide-bound, stiff complaint and chronic
founder Dr. Stewart rightly calls these
seed the great horse medicine An old
darkcy told me that the leaves Of this weed
would cure any sort Of sore back. Whether
this is so or not cannot say, but We have
the word Of veterinary surgeon for the
seed, Atlanta (Ga.) Southern Cultiyator.